John Warren Cooke

John Warren Cooke
50th Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates
In office
January 10, 1968 – January 9, 1980
Preceded byE. Blackburn Moore
Succeeded byA. L. Philpott
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
from the 32nd, 31st and 48th district
In office
January 14, 1942 – January 9, 1980
Preceded byJames Bland Martin
Succeeded byHarvey Morgan
Personal details
BornFebruary 28, 1915
Mathews, Virginia
DiedNovember 28, 2009(2009-11-28) (aged 94)
Mathews County, Virginia
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseAnne Brown Rawn
ChildrenGiles Cooke, Elsa Verbyla
ResidenceMathews, Virginia
Alma materVirginia Military Institute
ProfessionNewspaper publisher

John Warren Cooke (February 28, 1915 – November 28, 2009) was an American politician and newspaper publisher. A Democrat, he served in the Virginia House of Delegates 1942–1980 and was its Speaker from 1968 until his retirement.[1]

  1. ^ "Session 1979; Cooke, John Warren". Virginia House of Delegates. Retrieved 2008-12-02.